Texas Transportation Code

§ 551.104 — SAFETY EQUIPMENT

TN § 551.104Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 551. OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND MOPEDS, GOLF CARTS, AND OTHER LOW-POWERED VEHICLES · Art. B. BICYCLES

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(a)A person may not operate a bicycle unless the bicycle is equipped with a brake capable of making a braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement.

(b)A person may not operate a bicycle at nighttime unless the bicycle is equipped with:

(1)a lamp on the front of the bicycle that emits a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet in front of the bicycle; and

(2)on the rear of the bicycle:

(A)a red reflector that is:

(i)of a type approved by the department; and

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.